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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. to what the papers will be with me are liam thorp, who's the political editor of the liverpool echo, and kate proctor, political editor of politicshome and the house magazine. i will check in a moment but first a quick look through some of those front pages. scallop wars makes the lead on the front of the metro which is the battle over post brexit fishing rights when a british trawler was seized by france. the fishing rights battleground makes the lead on the front of the telegraph is whelped was says britain has summoned france's ambassador to the uk for talks tomorrow or over the

escalating row. more tricky financial days to come towards the front of the eye with a paper reporting that the bank of england is under pressure to raise interest rates, adding that barclays and natwest of increased the cost of borrowing. e cigarettes will be prescribed on the nhs to help people quit smoking, suggest a guardian. the move could see england become the first country in the world to prescribe the but it's an elite licensed eat cigarettes. same story on the express with a quote from the health secretary, who says this move has potential to tackle the stark disparities in smoking rates across the country. and there is a call to modernise the rail infrastructure in the north of england, with the government being asked to deliver a chest an northern powerhouse rail in full. so that was a quick look through those front pages. so, let's begin.

kate can pick us off lease with the front of the metro, a kick in the scallops. front of the metro, a kick in the scallo s. , �* , front of the metro, a kick in the scallos. , �*, ., scallops. yes, it's quite a humourous _ scallops. yes, it's quite a humourous headline - scallops. yes, it's quite a humourous headline for. scallops. yes, it's quite a i humourous headline for a scallops. yes, it's quite a - humourous headline for a pretty serious story. at the heart of it, another escalation between france and the uk and its overfishing and to do with fishing rights and this is something that much of the discourse around brexit was based on in theory. things are supposed to get better for our fishermen, and all that's happened today is that france have boarded a british vessel and they have asked it to sail to le and they have asked it to sail to le and person that was running the boat was being quizzed and france are accusing this particular boat of not having the right fishing license or being in their waters illegally. at the heart of this route is about france claiming that they are not getting the correct share of licenses and it's getting pretty

messy, to be honest. and the next time that borisjohnson and macron could be in the same room together could be in the same room together could be in the same room together could be as early as saturday with the 620 could be as early as saturday with the g20 summit so these two countries are not getting off particularly well ahead of one of the most important global events of the most important global events of the year. and then it goes straight to cop in glasgow is not a great time for britain and france to be falling out overfishing. the language _ falling out overfishing. the language is _ falling out overfishing. the language is quite - falling out overfishing. the language is quite interesting. we have a little napoleon to describe france positive reaction so what do you you make of all this? is iii you you make of all this? is if ou've you you make of all this? is if you've escalated _ you you make of all this? is if you've escalated quite quickly and as kate _ you've escalated quite quickly and as kate said this is obviously about licenses _ as kate said this is obviously about licenses i— as kate said this is obviously about licenses. i think we saw in the brexit— licenses. i think we saw in the brexit debate the issue of fishing kind of— brexit debate the issue of fishing kind of almost battered above its weight _ kind of almost battered above its weight was a became such a central issue _ weight was a became such a central issue when— weight was a became such a central issue when it was on so many complex part to _ issue when it was on so many complex part to the _ issue when it was on so many complex part to the brexit negotiations and fish and _ part to the brexit negotiations and fish and became sort of a symbolic battle _ fish and became sort of a symbolic battle really and it's doing that again — battle really and it's doing that again i— battle really and it's doing that again. i was honestly so many

complex— again. i was honestly so many complex part to the brexit negotiations and fish and became sort of— negotiations and fish and became sort of a — negotiations and fish and became sort of a symbolic battle really and it's doing _ sort of a symbolic battle really and it's doing that again. honestly i think_ it's doing that again. honestly i think we — it's doing that again. honestly i think we are coming to a juncture where _ think we are coming to a juncture where i_ think we are coming to a juncture where i did — think we are coming to a juncture where i did life of these licenses which _ where i did life of these licenses which explains the escalation. but it's ramped up and i think obviously the french— it's ramped up and i think obviously the french ambassador has been seven for a meeting at the foreign office tomorrow. these are not things that happen— tomorrow. these are not things that happen every day. i think some sourees— happen every day. i think some sources have said it's been a long time _ sources have said it's been a long time since — sources have said it's been a long time since anything like that has happened and it does feel like it's in of bubbling over. of course you have _ in of bubbling over. of course you have some — in of bubbling over. of course you have some info maturely was from the french _ have some info maturely was from the french side _ have some info maturely was from the french side in terms of potentially cutting _ french side in terms of potentially cutting off supply lines and energy lines and — cutting off supply lines and energy lines and it does really feel like this needs to be simmered down a little bit _ this needs to be simmered down a little bit i— this needs to be simmered down a little bit. i heard somebody, i think— little bit. i heard somebody, i think a — little bit. i heard somebody, i think a former ambassador, describing france and britain is a bit like _ describing france and britain is a bit like a — describing france and britain is a bit like a sibling rivalry. there is affection — bit like a sibling rivalry. there is affection there but also they wanted her up _ affection there but also they wanted her up with us to look it's going little _ her up with us to look it's going little bit — her up with us to look it's going little bit further than that and as kate says, ahead of the most important climate change conference of all time, _ important climate change conference of all time, you could really do with— of all time, you could really do with macron and johnson being on firmer— with macron and johnson being on firmer ground really.—

with macron and johnson being on firmer ground really. many are so in the background _ firmer ground really. many are so in the background of _ firmer ground really. many are so in the background of this _ firmer ground really. many are so in the background of this is _ firmer ground really. many are so in the background of this is the - the background of this is the upcoming elections for president in france and showing a position of power for macron. france and showing a position of powerfor macron. i think france and showing a position of power for macron. i think there were calls or meetings on a friday so let's see what happens there. in the meantime let's turn to the front of the i and we are now working through what we heard and the budget. so we turn to the squeeze middle. 50 what we heard and the budget. so we turn to the squeeze middle.— turn to the squeeze middle. so this is essentially _ turn to the squeeze middle. so this is essentially the _ turn to the squeeze middle. so this is essentially the day _ turn to the squeeze middle. so this is essentially the day to _ turn to the squeeze middle. so this is essentially the day to dissection | is essentially the day to dissection of the budget, sometimes it's tricky to take everything in during that speech and then the think tanks and the economic experts go away and really look at how it's going to affect people and the resolution foundation have found that from their analysis, foundation have found that from theiranalysis, lower foundation have found that from their analysis, lower middle income households are the ones are going to face the real financial pain going forward. likely to end up paying more tax, so whilst the chancellor was very keen to talk about the way that he had addressed universal credit and that those in the lowest paid work will be able to keep more

of their money and essentially describing it as a bit of a pay rise for them, you have the middle income households really, really squeezed and we are going to come to a little bit later, but we are going to talk about mortgages and the rise there as well. you have got high inflation rates and tax rates in the economy so all around it is quite a bleak picture really and i don't think that's something that really came across particularly strongly in the immediate aftermath of the chancellor's budget. and i think these are going to be really difficult times ahead or families and people that are earning ok and are doing all right for themselves, they have not seen much change or growth in the last decade to their wages but they are surviving we are about to see the tax burden rise for this group and this is entering new territory perhaps. taste this group and this is entering new territory perhaps.— territory perhaps. we are keen to know how the _ territory perhaps. we are keen to know how the budget _ territory perhaps. we are keen to know how the budget was - territory perhaps. we are keen to. know how the budget was received territory perhaps. we are keen to - know how the budget was received in your patch. than

know how the budget was received in our atch. �* , your patch. an interesting mixed -icture. your patch. an interesting mixed picture- some — your patch. an interesting mixed picture. some are _ your patch. an interesting mixed picture. some are like _ your patch. an interesting mixed picture. some are like liverpool| your patch. an interesting mixed | picture. some are like liverpool is kind of— picture. some are like liverpool is kind of used — picture. some are like liverpool is kind of used to receiving no investment really and we have had some _ investment really and we have had some decent capital investment in the form _ some decent capital investment in the form particularly of about 700 million _ the form particularly of about 700 million for— the form particularly of about 700 million for public transport improvements. i think it will come on to— improvements. i think it will come on to hopefully how that's not the full extent of what we need in terms of transport in liverpool. as kate was saying — of transport in liverpool. as kate was saying there, i think the big threat _ was saying there, i think the big threat of— was saying there, i think the big threat of course is you hear the sort _ threat of course is you hear the sort of — threat of course is you hear the sort of shiny announcements then you look behind _ sort of shiny announcements then you look behind his seat what is damage to people's — look behind his seat what is damage to people's daily lives and he removable we have some of the most deprived _ removable we have some of the most deprived constituencies, liverpool walton _ deprived constituencies, liverpool walton is — deprived constituencies, liverpool walton is the most deprived and look at universal credit changes for example. _ at universal credit changes for example, that will benefit a proportion of people on universal credit— proportion of people on universal credit lrut— proportion of people on universal credit but many actually won't feel any effect — credit but many actually won't feel any effect of that but they will feel the — any effect of that but they will feel the effects of the surging cost of living, _ feel the effects of the surging cost of living, the rising inflation so i think— of living, the rising inflation so i think there _ of living, the rising inflation so i think there are as we are seeing and piecing _ think there are as we are seeing and piecing together more and more people _ piecing together more and more people who are going to actually be suffering _ people who are going to actually be suffering and worse off after this budget — suffering and worse off after this bud . et. .,

suffering and worse off after this budaet. ., .,, , .,, budget. one of those things as we turn to the — budget. one of those things as we turn to the daily _ budget. one of those things as we turn to the daily telegraph - budget. one of those things as we turn to the daily telegraph and - budget. one of those things as we | turn to the daily telegraph and you hinted at it, kate, was the fact that we can be paying more for our monthly mortgages and mortgage payments and that is the front of the daily telegraph today. this is reall bad the daily telegraph today. this is really bad news _ the daily telegraph today. this is really bad news people _ the daily telegraph today. this is really bad news people and - the daily telegraph today. this is really bad news people and this | the daily telegraph today. this is| really bad news people and this is going to be another economic shock. so we have got for mortgage lenders, the biggest leaders in britain, raising their rates following the budget and the daily telegraph reports this could see up to £400 added to annual repayments so that's millions of borrowers who are going to face quite a sharp increase in what they're going to have to pay for this is being done ahead of an anticipated rise in interest rates for the bank of england, and again i think talking about that squeezed middle, more of the lower income and middle, more of the lower income and middle income and middle class families, and you know for anyone as well who is young maybejust looking out mortgage and been a real struggle to get there, to see your costs go up that much is going to be

quite terrifying to be honest. and i'll be honest, it's one of the things that's really concerned and last night i read it particularly worrying report about the rising mortgages and barclays for example are increasing their two year fixed rate by 1.172 1.52% and looking on some of the other rates it mentioned here and it's really difficult for people. if you've been a long time not paying much interest or being very level with your payment scheme of this sudden spike is the kind of thing that really worried people and i remember my mom talking about this when i was young and this is what happened in the �*90s and the payments became really tough. and it's the last thing that you want to happen when the government goes on so much about home and people having the right to own their own home. it's going to be another quite difficult economic time ahead, which is what i said in the story before but it's true and what we at the moment. ., , ,. ,, .,

moment. having this discussion with a colleaaue moment. having this discussion with a colleague in _ moment. having this discussion with a colleague in the _ moment. having this discussion with a colleague in the newsroom - a colleague in the newsroom actually, obviously we are broadcasting from his london and just dismayed at how on earth we are going to get onto the marketing property ladder, leah. speaking ersonall property ladder, leah. speaking personally here, _ property ladder, leah. speaking personally here, i— property ladder, leah. speaking personally here, i am _ property ladder, leah. speaking personally here, i am a - property ladder, leah. speaking personally here, i am a new- personally here, i am a new homeowner and fortunate enough with my partner— homeowner and fortunate enough with my partner tojust about homeowner and fortunate enough with my partner to just about scrabble enough _ my partner to just about scrabble enough together to buy our first house _ enough together to buy our first house so — enough together to buy our first house so it is a scary prospect because — house so it is a scary prospect because you are already sizing up the mortgage payments to think of how much— the mortgage payments to think of how much that can rise and at the same _ how much that can rise and at the same time — how much that can rise and at the same time we are just going to renegotiate the worst possible time with our— renegotiate the worst possible time with our energy bills and seeing those _ with our energy bills and seeing those prices soaring as well as everything else. itjust feels like all those — everything else. itjust feels like all those added pressures added a fact that _ all those added pressures added a fact that we will be paying more in national— fact that we will be paying more in national interest attributions and council— national interest attributions and council tax next year and it feels like all _ council tax next year and it feels like all of — council tax next year and it feels like all of that is a swirling maelstrom of pressure coming at the same _ maelstrom of pressure coming at the same time _ maelstrom of pressure coming at the same time and it's a real worry for a lot— same time and it's a real worry for a lot of— same time and it's a real worry for a lot of people. same time and it's a real worry for a lot of purple-— same time and it's a real worry for a lot of people. before we move on from this story. _ a lot of people. before we move on from this story, i'm _ a lot of people. before we move on from this story, i'm going - a lot of people. before we move on from this story, i'm going to - a lot of people. before we move on from this story, i'm going to ask i from this story, i'm going to ask you both posted limit recovery, do you both posted limit recovery, do

you think that much of this has come as a shock, this budget has come as as a shock, this budget has come as a shock to britt's? lien, very quickly. a shock to britt's? lien, very cuickl . �* , a shock to britt's? lien, very cuickl . v . a shock to britt's? lien, very cuickl. �*, .,, ,, quickly. it's a surprise as i mentioned _ quickly. it's a surprise as i mentioned before - quickly. it's a surprise as i mentioned before in - quickly. it's a surprise as i | mentioned before in places quickly. it's a surprise as i - mentioned before in places like liverpool, i guess we were not expecting _ liverpool, i guess we were not expecting may be the level of investment and we kind of got you to notice _ investment and we kind of got you to notice but _ investment and we kind of got you to notice but in — investment and we kind of got you to notice but in that it all. but then when _ notice but in that it all. but then when you — notice but in that it all. but then when you see and look behind some of those _ when you see and look behind some of those capital investments, you realise — those capital investments, you realise that actually people are not going _ realise that actually people are not going to _ realise that actually people are not going to be much better off, which i guess— going to be much better off, which i guess what— going to be much better off, which i guess what people were expecting considering the economic state we are in_ considering the economic state we are in now — considering the economic state we are in now. did considering the economic state we are in now— considering the economic state we are in now. , ., . ., ., are in now. did the chancellor have an other are in now. did the chancellor have any other options? _ are in now. did the chancellor have any other options? i _ are in now. did the chancellor have any other options? i think - are in now. did the chancellor have any other options? i think we - are in now. did the chancellor have| any other options? i think we would an ue that any other options? i think we would argue that he _ any other options? i think we would argue that he would _ any other options? i think we would argue that he would and _ any other options? i think we would argue that he would and he - any other options? i think we would argue that he would and he actuallyj argue that he would and he actually had more headroom. then some of the decisions would perhaps have for trade. the recovery economically has been a bit faster than was predicted originally, so in terms of predictions, there is a bit more money around and he has made some tough decisions regardless of that and i think that's one interpretation is that some of these are political choices and not economic necessity as he has sort of

described and set on the media repeatedly today. let described and set on the media repeatedly today.— described and set on the media repeatedly today. let us turn to the front -a . e repeatedly today. let us turn to the front page of _ repeatedly today. let us turn to the front page of the — repeatedly today. let us turn to the front page of the yorkshire - repeatedly today. let us turn to the front page of the yorkshire post, i front page of the yorkshire post, and i wonder if you can kick this off for us. people want promises delivered from the sounds of it. absolutely it people recall when abortion — absolutely it people recall when abortion assisted in front of the rocket — abortion assisted in front of the rocket and _ abortion assisted in front of the rocket and yorkshire and people who try to get _ rocket and yorkshire and people who try to get a _ rocket and yorkshire and people who try to get a trend across the north recently. — try to get a trend across the north recently. it— try to get a trend across the north recently, it is scandalously bad, it really is _ recently, it is scandalously bad, it really is compared to some of the connexions — really is compared to some of the connexions and a part of the country _ connexions and a part of the country. now we have seen some good announcements in terms of public transport — announcements in terms of public transport spending within the city regions _ transport spending within the city regions of the north, so for example in liverpool— regions of the north, so for example in liverpool and greater manchester, talking _ in liverpool and greater manchester, talking sizeable funding there. but that is— talking sizeable funding there. but that is for— talking sizeable funding there. but that is for intercity and in city region— that is for intercity and in city region connexions which is one thing but to— region connexions which is one thing but to really— region connexions which is one thing but to really unlock the power of the north— but to really unlock the power of the north you need to connect the great _ the north you need to connect the great cities of the northern that is your pool. —

great cities of the northern that is your pool, manchester, bradford, leeds, _ your pool, manchester, bradford, leeds, york and to do that what is needed _ leeds, york and to do that what is needed is — leeds, york and to do that what is needed is what is called northern powerhouse rail which will connect to hsz _ powerhouse rail which will connect to h52 and — powerhouse rail which will connect to h52 and really connect although cities _ to h52 and really connect although cities together and bring those economies together for people to work and — economies together for people to work and live across the north. we are waiting — work and live across the north. we are waiting on this integrated rail plan but — are waiting on this integrated rail plan but the feeling is the fact that it — plan but the feeling is the fact that it was not mentioned in the budget, — that it was not mentioned in the budget, it — that it was not mentioned in the budget, it was a budget for good news _ budget, it was a budget for good news where they could mention it, the fact— news where they could mention it, the fact this was not mentioned in the fact this was not mentioned in the budget means local leaders are increasingly concerned that we are not going — increasingly concerned that we are not going to get what we have been promised _ not going to get what we have been promised and the north is going to be promised and the north is going to he left _ promised and the north is going to be left behind again. have promised and the north is going to be left behind again.— be left behind again. have you travelled by — be left behind again. have you travelled by rail— be left behind again. have you travelled by rail across - be left behind again. have you. travelled by rail across northern england? travelled by rail across northern encland? ., ,, ., travelled by rail across northern encland? w ., ., ., travelled by rail across northern encland? ., ., ., ., england? yakima from the north of encland england? yakima from the north of england and _ england? yakima from the north of england and l— england? yakima from the north of england and i used _ england? yakima from the north of england and i used to _ england? yakima from the north of england and i used to work - england? yakima from the north of england and i used to work for - england? yakima from the north of england and i used to work for the | england and i used to work for the yorkshire post and i not surprised that they put this on the front page. it was what everyone really, really wanted to hear in the budget and as liam said it was a huge mess was to bejust and as liam said it was a huge mess was to be just was not there. integrated rail plan, you know, basely talking about transport in westchester for the north of england, we are always told to just wait for the plan come away for the plan and then you find out how connected and it is going to work. i

think as it gets pushed further and further back, liam is rocking with a sense of anticipation is sort of dropping quite a lot nowjust to where it really that some of these must in transport link ups are not going to be put in place. and it is ridiculous and i think the mayor of greater manchester talked about it a lot, the time it takes to travel between a couple of london burros compared to the time and the distance is the same distance to get across parts of the north of england. it is much needed and i work for the yorkshire post about significantly talks about it then and i cannot believe that they are still having to put this on the front page to try and pressure the government into some action. 50. government into some action. so, liam, government into some action. so, liam. this — government into some action. so, liam. this has _ government into some action. so, liam, this has been described by mr barry as a once in eight 100 year infrastructure project. you've got to build it. basically get it right. do you think there is the feeling that the government are going to

deliver on this? do they mean it?